Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jan 17/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Flood Warning  for the De Grey catchment.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters from Kalbarri to Cape Naturaliste.
Fire Weather Warning for the coastal sub district of the Central West.
Forecast for Tuesday   evening
Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne, northern Goldfields, western and southern
Interior: Isolated showers and thunderstorms, tending scattered in the east
Gascoyne and northern Goldfields with moderate to heavy falls and strong squalls
with thunderstorms.
Forecast for Wednesday
Kimberley, northern Interior, Pilbara, Gascoyne, northern Goldfields and
northern parts of the SW Land Division: Isolated mostly afternoon and evening
showers and thunderstorms. Some isolated morning thunderstorms and showers over
the central Gascoyne. Moderate to heavy falls and strong squalls possible with
thunderstorms over the Gascoyne and adjacent SW Land Division.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Tuesday   evening
Clear. Moderate S/SW winds shifting fresh and gusty E/SE towards midnight.
Precis:      Clear.
Forecast for Wednesday
Risk of a late afternoon or evening thunderstorm. Moderate to fresh E'ly winds,
gusty about the hills in the morning, easing before a moderate afternoon coastal
sea breeze.
Precis:      Late thunderstorm risk.
City:        Min 20        Max 36
Mandurah:    Min 20        Max 34
UV Alert:    8:20 am to 4:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: HIGH
Thursday     Thunderstorm risk.                     Min 23     Max 34
Friday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 22     Max 36
Saturday     Cloudy.                                Min 23     Max 33
Sunday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 21     Max 31
Monday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 20     Max 32
Tuesday      Sunny.                                 Min 21     Max 35
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Wednesday.

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